Questions & Answers about Vi tæller til tusind.
Why is it vi tæller and not something like vi tælles or a different verb ending?
In Danish, verbs do not change according to the subject the way they do in English.
So:
- jeg tæller = I count
- du tæller = you count
- vi tæller = we count
- de tæller = they count
The verb stays tæller for all these subjects in the present tense. That is one of the nice simplifications in Danish grammar.
What does vi mean, and is it always used for we?
Yes, vi is the normal Danish word for we.
Examples:
- Vi kommer snart. = We are coming soon.
- Vi bor i København. = We live in Copenhagen.
It is the standard subject pronoun for we.
What form of the verb is tæller?